A line-up of pint-sized performers has won over viewers of The Voice Kids with their vocal talents.
The first episode of the junior version of the ITV talent contest aired tonight and won rave reviews from those tuning in.
Judged by Will.i.am, Pixie Lott and McFly’s Danny Jones, the opening show featured a 12-year-old girl influenced by James Brown and Janis Joplin, a rendition of a Disney classic from The Little Mermaid, and a tiny rapper.
Never been fussed about the @voiceUKbbc before but the new kids version is sickkkkkkk omg so much flipping talent man! #voiceuk #voicekidsuk
— Rachel Leah (@floralbeaauty) June 10, 2017
I’m amazed at the talent & ability of these young “kids”. Incredibly confident too.
Should have no difficult getting stage careers. #voice— Alan Bull (@Grisham42) June 10, 2017
The voice kids is literally the best show I’ve watched in so long !!! I can not stop smiling ! They’re all so amazing 💔
— em (@emlardenx) June 10, 2017
Watching The voice kids & I’m crying because these kids are so amazing but I’m also crying because it’s a realisation that I have no talent😂
— harryy (@harryscott1) June 10, 2017
Teon, a 10-year-old rapper who uses the stage name Little T, was a hit with his version of Skepta’s Shutdown.
Bless that little boy on the voice kids doing @Skepta – Shutdown in his little northern accent lol so cute
— Francesca ✨ (@_franellis) June 10, 2017
The ten year old called ‘Little T’ rapping to Shutdown by Skepta on The Voice Kids is the highlight of my week
— amy (@Amy_wxo) June 10, 2017
But viewers were uncomfortable with the auditions that didn’t result in a judge turning their spinning chair to take the child into the next round.
I can’t deal with this kids The Voice how dare they not turn round for every single one of these babies 😩😭
— laura jane (@laurajane_89) June 10, 2017
Can’t watch The Voice Kids because when they don’t turn for em you can just see their little hearts breaking 😩💔 #TheVoiceKidsUK
— Zarah (@_zarahak) June 10, 2017
The Voice Kids is brutal, how can you not turn around for a kid 😭 #TheVoiceKidsUK
— Natalie Atherton (@natatherton_) June 10, 2017
The young contestants are competing to win a Disneyland trip and a £30,000 scholarship, but no recording contract is up for grabs.